Directions (Q. Nos. 15 and 16) Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.

15. AZBY, CXDW, EVFU, ? (a) ITGS (b) GSIT (c) GTSI (d) GTHS

16. 24, 29,39,?,74 (a) 49 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 50

17. A word is represented by only one set of numbers as given in any one of the alternatives. The sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented by two classes of alphabets as in two matrices given below. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 4 and that of Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 9. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., A can be represented by 00, 13 and T can be represented by 56, 68, 86 etc. Identify the set for the word. TEMPT (a) 56, 43, 32, 97, 10 (b) 89, 43, 40, 12, 44 (c) 10, 75, 32, 96, 78 (d) 78, 11, 12, 96, 10

18. Which one of the following diagrams best depicts the relationship among Sparrows, Birds and Mice?

21. Two statements are given followed by four Conclusions I, II, III and IV. You have to consider the statements to be true even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You are to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer. Statements Some teachers are students. All students are girls. Conclusions I. All teachers are girls. II. Some girls are teachers. III. Some girls are students. IV. All students are teachers. (a) Only I follows (b) I, II and III follow (c) II and III follow (d) All follow

22. Anita drives from point A towards North and travels 30 km. She then turns to her right and travels 4 km and then again turns to the right and drives straight for 30 km. How much distance she has to cover to go straight to the starting point? (a) 26 km (b) 8 km (c) 22 km (d) 4 km

23. A group of alphabets are given with each being assigned a number. These have to be unscrambled into a meaningful word and correct order of letters may be indicated from the given responses. R T E F A 1 2 3 4 5 (a) 2,5,1,3,4 (b) 4,3,5,1,2 (c) 5, 4, 1,3, 2 (d) 5, 4, 2, 3, 1

24. There are five friends Suresh, Kaushal, Madhur, Amit and Ramesh. Suresh is shorter than Kaushal but taller than Ramesh. Madhur is the tallest. Amit is a little shorter than Kaushal but little taller than Suresh. If they stand in the order of their heights, who will be the shortest? (a) Amit (b) Madhur (c) Ramesh (d) Kaushal

25. A solid cube of 4 inches has been painted Red, Green and Black on pair of opposite faces. It has then been cut into one inch cubes. How many cubes have only four faces painted? (a) 0 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 16

Part II English Language

Directions (Q. Nos. 26-28) In the following questions, find out which part of a sentence has an error. If a sentence is free from error, your answer is (d).

Directions (Q. Nos. 32-34) In these questions, choose the word similar in meaning to the given word.

32. Infirm (a) Unsteady (b) Timid (c) Nervous (d) Weak

33. Cordial (a) Affectionate (b) Generous (c) Friendly (d) Kind

34. Solo (a) Only (b) Principal (c) Important (d) Immediate

Directions (Q. Nos. 35-37) In the following questions, four words are given, out of which only one word is correctly spelt. Find the correctly spelt word.

35. (a) Foyere (b) Foayer (c) Foyer (d) Fouyer

36. (a)Abandant (b) Abendent (c) Abundent (d) Abundant

37. (a) Livelihood (b) Livelyhood (c) Livlihood (d) Livelyhud

Directions (Q.Nos. 38-47) In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. First read the passage over and try to understand what it is about. Then fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given.

Passage Broadly speaking letters may be said to (38) into two classes, the formal and (39). Formal letters (40) of official or business matters and are (41) to an employer, officials of a department or institutions. Letters to the (42) of a newspaper also belong to this class. In fact, all (43) using formal pattern is of this category. The (44) has to be precisely stated. It must be (45) in style and Quite (46). No (47) elements has any place in it.

38. (a) fall (b) rise (c) escape (d) describe

39. (a) affectionate (b) personal (c) foreign (d) official

40. (a) deal (b) contain (c) apprise (d) consist

41. (a) respected (b) addressed (c) prayed (d) typed

42. (a) publisher (b) salesman (c) editor (d) printer

43. (a) correspondence (b) writing (c) columns (d) articles

44. (a) objection (b) criticism (c) essay (d) language

45. (a) lucid (b) high (c) florid (d) descriptive

46. (a) critical (b) creative (c) subjective (d) objective

47. (a) divisive (b) wicked (c) personal (d) untidy

Directions (Q. Nos. 48-50) In the following questions, out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentence.

48. A person employed as a car driver for an important person (a) Cabby (b) Chauffeur (c) Cavalier (d) Wagoner

61.A horse is tied with a rope of length 7 m at one comer of a square field having side equal to 10 m. The minimum possible area of the square field that is left ungrazed is (take π=22/7) (a) 65.1 m² (b)61.5 m² (c) 56.1 m² (d) 51.6 m²

70. A fruit seller makes a profit of 20% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Rs 1 more for each mango, he can make a profit of 40%. Find the selling price of a mango in the first case. (a) Rs 6 (b) Rs 5 (c) Rs 5.50 (d) Rs 7

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72. If the cost price of 15 tables be equal to the selling price of 20 tables, the lost per cent is (a) 30 (b) 37.5 (c) 25 (d) 20

73. If cos²θ/cot²θ-cos²θ = 3 and 0° <θ< 90°, then the value of θ is (a) 30° (b) 45° (c) 60° (d) None of these

74. Measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon can never be (a) 150° (b) 105° (c) 108° (d) 144°

84. Which one of the following is used in making pencils? (a) Black ash (b) Graphite (c) Charcoal (d) Bone black

85. The rootless plant is (a) ginger (b) lemon (c) lemna (d) banana

86. Disguised unemployment means (a) insufficiency of capital structure to absorb the large labour force (b) more people working, than required (c) willing to work and not getting the work (d) not getting work on all days throughout the year

88. London is situated on the banks of river (a) Tigris (b) Thames (c) Tiber (d) Danube

89.Devaluation means (a) depreciation of the fixed assets (b) increase in the currency value in terms of foreign currency (c) reduction in the external value of currency (d) fall in valuation of the essentials in an economy

100. What is the name of the book written by Vice-President Mohd. Hamid Ansari released by President Pranab Mukherjee at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on September 23, 2016? (a) Culture-and Unity (b) Indian and Society (c) Family and Society (d) Citizen and Society